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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-10-22
Ell WISE.
Parish Treasurer.

The final report OF the committee on
rept;rs OF the i;rosse-tsle colllee leyee
was read and on motion was received
The report stated that the leNoc had
been raised from u foot 10 - inches
higher than 1t had ever been To the
knowledge uf the committee, an5l. we'll
planked on each ai,In W.T., good cypress
two inches thick and q foot wide. Two
good bridges, eight feet wide sixteen
feet long have seen bulls and the
bitches cleaned cat on each side 10 4
deeper than when the committee took
charge of The work. The work was
performed under the supervision OF Mir.
Jas. Hmt!' rs per Instructions from the
committee. The labor, including cost
nf.tools, nails, etc, cost the sum ottWo
hundred and sixty dollars. Tue report
was signed j. Henry Putnam, 1hos.
J. Morgan, Ii. H. Bartels.
The following resolution was Offered
by Mr.. Morgan
BE it resolved ly the p.,lcc Jury ot
the Parish Of yerlniiion, I'i:at the great
number OF PERSONS convicted OF petty
crimes and misdeneanors, who are sen
fenced to pay a fine, or to imprisoH
ment in the parish prison. who elect IT,
stand imprisonment instead of paying
the fine and costs, has become an un-
Just and oppressive burden on the law
abiding citizens Of tits aud other par
ishes Of our State. and calls for prompt
legislation, to authorize the working Of
the co,sgicts imprisoned in the parish
iails, on the public roads OF "s1,er pub
lie works, or The leasing on. OF their
labor under proper Legislation Of law,
And that we respectfully invite the
police juries and district judges Of other
parishes and districts to cooperate
with US in tue effort 10 secure such leg
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-10-22
Bal in hand of Collector this day 81 30
Respectfully yours, 49,.
SOLOMON WISE,
r. j. MORGAN

Il. j. MORGAN.
The report of the Treasurer was read
and also received and ordered spread
on the minutes.
AEEEv!LLE. LA, Oct 10, 1887.
To the Hon. President and members Of
the Police Jury, Nermiliol Parish
The tniloWingiS the financial stand
ing of the parish at this ,late. The
surplus fund has been oveTdrawn ta the
amount vi TlSO5l and this amount is
due me Individually. The cause of the
oyertiraW is firstly tor the lumber bill
paid by me and ordered hy Mr. r. J.
Morgan. The balance was paid out on
jury notices.
There remains to the credit Of the
courthouse fund $2G3A.O7. The morey
received Oh this fund since my last re
port was on October I. 1887. from A
H. Nuncz as deputy COLLECTOR on the
roll Of 1887, tI2. t. On the License fund,
besides the $llS5.W for which suit was
instituted. have issued 5000 more,
5000 Of same being issued and receipt
ed 10" by \. II. Nunez, and $500 Of
same being rcccipted for by Joseph :.
Nunez. On this issue have received
from A. II. Nunez, rs deputy collector,
on Gctober 7th, 1910. Besides tie
above have received from i. II.
Nunez. as deputy collector Oh the roll
of 1857, on October ltEl, of S:'6.-f5.
Very resi- i]eetfully,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-10-22

Mrs. Grace Terry, of New York.
has withdrawn her snit for divorce
:iyaiast her husband Antunio, Whose
,atiicr, the Cuban piaater, lci, an
estate Q! $50, O,DVo,UO0.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-10-22
Police .5sss,s- Proceedings.

Tho Police bury Of the parish Of Yer
million met at the courthouse, IN the
town Of Ahbcvilic, this 10th day OF Oc-
tober, lSSI, III regular session,
On calling the roi!, ait the 9cmhcrs
were present; Air. liofl'ptujr, presiding
The minutes Of last meeting were
rc;I;l and adopted.
The rapo'. OF the Treasurer WAS read
and ordered filed and spread ON the
minutes
On motion Of Mr. Morgan. it was
resolved, that one-half OF the costs.
(Which amounts to $1,000 of opening
the public road between Cleomer Brous-
&;lld and Desire Leblanc be paid by
til" parish. Duly seconded and adopt
ed. Mr.. Nansiyke voting in the mega
tive
Report of Finance Committee WIS
read and on motion WAS received aEG
ordered spread OF the minutes.
ATEEvILLE. October 10, 1887.
To the Hon. President and members of
the Police Jury for the parish of
\crmilinn.
We. .thc~rIntirrsignc:! members Of the
Finance Committee for the pariSi, of
NcrlHilnn, beg leave to report that we
have examined the stub-htnk of j. :.
NulrZ. taN-c"lIrrt"r, and find that hc
l,;,, collected ON the rolls Of 1887, till
October |, 1887. E g.; II
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-10-22

The money circulation Of The
United States was expanded during
September by s32 ,35O,3I5.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-10-22

Ihe following claims were allowed
W ID White, coroner viewing body 500
Iastie Broussard, sunslries II 90
Nicholas RrOuSsard, jury cOmr 800
i + Lyons. = 10
j G White 8 s. 80
John AbShire ir. - 80 , 50
II Il Lyons. constable n G. Young ;lSg * -
i = NutIcz, shift. j. T. Lyons aSS., lbs m
l. Addison, printing bills g?5O
Eli Wise. TrrlSurcrS ~. larry s.: 81,
Mrs 4 Nuncz, meals to jury + Wise 1890
W W Edwards special atty lln 90
Archie Young. clerk 5O0U
7 PiOw,lrn. wit. y bills , 10
: Wise, lumber by X q Gmitiry l -
Fcray Il Wall, work, f. Wise asSg 13Wn
: Wise. bridge lumber 52M
II ChcviS. bridge keeper. etc. 40 90
ID Coleman wit. f,.t.. + TIahaM assg 1G0
f.yoHs. jailcr. Wise assg As
! Nngier, tenders ut Pcrry's Bridge G+ IS
Treasurer School Board. ret poll tax S3 ~
NJ Hagley, bridge humber. ii IS
IL Il LYONS cons G GodchtliN :tsS. So 30
IL Is LYONS, - q i,UuTuNc aSSE 1885
On motion, the jury adjourned to next
regular meeting, second Monday in No
vembrr.
ARCEiE YorNG. Clerk.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-05-21
Prehistoric stone.

There Is now ON the way TO this coun-
try roughly hewn prehistoric stone
image from Easter Island, about ) feet
high, feet wide, and three feet thick.
The image was secured for the Smith
sonian institution by Lieut.. Stone
attached TO the United States steamer
Mohican. A head OF another image
was also secured. Lieut.. Stone says
the images are scattered all over Easter
Island, but that many of them have
been thrown from their pedestals and
broken. It was customary for the ma
tives TO erect them over grave mounds.
They would bury their dead in cells
inclosed by stone walls on three sides,
and with an inclined mound of earth
at the rear. The cells would be covered
over and the whole surmounted by
platform of nagstones, on which the
images would be placed, with their
faces 20 the sea. The images were
made by hewing the stone in the
sides Of craters into the forms desired.
The image would then be cut out OF
the crater and moved To the cemetery.
From three to n dozen images were
found on different mounds. The
largest image discovered was seventy
feet long, and had never been removed,
still lying in It's bed in the side Of the
crater. The image secured for the
museum was found two miles from
shore, and IL took eighty men two
days 10 bring II TO the shore on rollers.
The natives intuitively bury their dead
In close proximity 10 these statues, al
though they are totally ignorant of
their significance. - Washington critic.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-05-21

mon to die? Oh, mol no! no! He has
not. He comes with sympathy and
kindness and love. He understands
all our grief. He sees the height, and
the depth, and the length. and the
breadth Of IL. lie Is the only one that
can fully sympathize. Go and tell
Jesus.
Sometimes, when we have trouble,
we go 10 our friends and we explain
II, and they try to sympathize; but they
do not understand IL. They can not
understand IL. But Christ sees all over
ii and all through IL. He not only
counts the tears and records the
groans, but before the tears started,
before the groans began, Christ saw
the inmost hiding-place of your sor.
row; and he takes il, and he weighs IL,
and he measures it, and he pities IL
with an all-absorbing pity. Bone of
our bone. Flesh of our flesh. Heart
of our heart. Sorrow of our sorrow.
On, We who are tossed and driven In
this world, up by the mountains and
down by the valleys, and at your wits
end. want you TO know the Lord God
is guiding the ship. Your Father Is
on deck. He will bring you through
the darkness into the harbor. Trust
in the Lord Go and tell Jesus. Let
me say that, If you do not, you will
have no comfor. here, and you will
forever be an outcast and wanderer.
Your death viii Ice q sorrow. Your
death will be sorrow. Your eternity
will be a disaster.
But IL you go to him for pardon and
sympathy, all Is well. Everything will
brighten up, and Joy will come to the
heart and sorrow will depart; your
sins will be forgiven aud your foot will
touch the upward path; and the shin
ing messengers that report above what
is done here will tell il until the great
arches Of God resound with the glad
tidings, If now, with contrition and
full trustfulness of soul, you will olny
go and tell Jesus.
But am oppressed, when / look
over this audience, at the prospect
that some may not take this counsel
and go away unblessed. / can not
help asking what will be the destiny
OF these people? So / never care
whether il comes into the text or not;
/ never leave my place on this plat
form without telling them that now is
the accepted time, and Co some, per-
haps, the last time.
Xerxes looked off on his army.
There were 100000 perhaps the
finest army ever marshaled. Xerxes
rode along the lines, reviewed them.
came back, stood on some high point,
looked off upon the 100000 men, and
burst into tears. AT that moment,
when every one supposed he would be
In the greatest exultation, he broke
down in grief. They asked him why
he wept.
"Ah," he said. al weep at the
thought that so soon all this host will
/ be dead"
SO ] stand looking of upon this host
Of immortal men and women, and re-
alize the fact, as perhaps no man can,
unless he has been in similar position,
that soon the places which know you
now will know you no more, and you
will be whitherY Whitherp
There is a stirring idea which the poet
put in very peculiar verse when he
said:
'Tis not for man to triho, life is bricf,
And sin Is here;
Our age is but tho falling OF Leaf
A dropping tear.
Not many lives, but only one have we
| One, only onel
How sacred should that one life ever be-
That narrow span.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-05-21

An effort Is being made, with prob
ably successful results, TO unite Center
College and the Central University Of
Kentucky. Center College has been
patronized by the Presbyterian Church
North and the University by the Pres
byterian Church South.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-05-21

A place where bogus old coins were
made has been unearthed at Pitts
burgh, Pa.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-09-14
On TO Red Bluff.

1t is asserted that contract has beer
let to grade the railroad from Boulder tc
Red Bluff. The contract takes in fort,
miles and is let to Green & Barbour, the
latter being Ex-Goy. Hauser's nephew
This firm have just finished the work
done on the Helena, Boulder Valley and
Butte, of which the Red Bluff is to be a
branch. Says the Inter Mountain 4
A prominent railroad man in Butte,
when approached on the railroad subject
said as follows: "These contracts un.
doubtedly indicate the carrying out Of
the original Montana Union agreement,
The line from Red Bluff will be carried
down the Madison to the Bozeman coal
fields and up the river to the National
Park, through the Madison CANYONS.
This will connect with the line the
Union Pacific is going to build from
Beaver Canyon through Virginia City,
and the whole system, in accordance
with the original agreement, will be
turned over to the Montana Union to
operate"
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-09-14
BOHEMIAN SCHOOLS.

Bozeman, among its many other adj
vantage had added that of being the
seat of learning in Montana and
may yet obtain the proud distinction of
being the Athens of Montana. Besides
the excellent public schools which OPEN
ed on Monday, manned by an efficient
corp of trained teachers under the man.
agement of Prof. Harmon, Prof. Patch
the veteran teacher has established an
university school designed to form the
nucleus of the future university Of Mon
tana, which Bozeman hopes to establish
in 1890 when Montana becomes a state.
Then there is the Bozeman Academy
which opened on Wednesday last with
81 pupils to be increased by promised
students to the number of over rs before
October LIST. Thus it will be seen that
Bozeman lays no empty claim to the
distinction of presenting the best educa-
tional facilities to be obtained in the
great territory of Montana.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-09-14
LOST, srRAyED OR STOLEN,

1t anyone knows the whereabouts of
one j. W. Redington, commonly known
in the sase-brush hills of Heppner, Orc
gon, as ]. Watermelon Redheadinptop.
they arc kindly requested to send word
To this Office, where the information will
be received by a liberal compensation of
double-leaded thanksl Said Redineton
labors under the hallucination that he
is an editor, poetaster and man OF
letters. Humor his idiosyncrasies and
care for him tenderly. When last heard
from he was on Pullman palace car,
whether inside or outside, deponent say
eth not, heavily laden with an inter
state commerce pass, ard bound for the
Park. We have allowed plenty Of time
for him to make the rounds OH foot, end
yet he has not returned.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-09-14
ANOTHER MINING DEAL.

On Tuesday last, Capt. ]. F. Baker and
H. b. Baker, the last-named resident
of Bozeman, consummated u mining
deal for the st. Louis syndicate with
which Tut Bros. are prominently con.
nected, which transfers group of seven
mines at the head of Emigrant Gulch
and Mill creek, belonging to Billy Cam
eron, of Bozeman. Mill sites and water
rights are included in the deal The
property Is to be stocked, and immedi-
ately after the transfer had been made,
Messrs, Cameron and II. d. Baker left
for the mines, where work is to be com.
menccd without delay, and the leads
pushed to a speedy development. As
soon as this is done, large plant. adapt
ed 10 the reduction of this ore, will be
put in by the new company. Billy
Cameron will have charge of the mines,
and II. B. Baker is to undertake the
financial management of the company's
affairs.
The Messrs. Baker have several other
important deals on hand, and those
wishing to dispose of or purchase mines
arc giving them considerable business.
This sale was undoubtedly hastened by
the purchase Of tho Great Eastern by
tho Helena syndicate, and is slight in
Lex of the boom which is settling down
upon Emigr.mt Gulch and the mines
near by.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-09-14

are being built rapidly as they can be
with the miserable dole-Sl40 600 this
year-accorded by Congress. BY coach
or on horseback is an agreeable way for
many to travel the Park. But these
methods take too long, costs too much
and absolutely debar an infirm or de-
crepit, who would be 50 greatly benefit.
ed by visit by rail. The points OF in
terests are confined to five or six local.
teis. They could all be visited in one or
two days at an expense of Sl2 or SIS, as
against five days and $40 as at present.
Time and money are objects to many.
These who have both to spare could 90
rs now; those with limited amounts
could 60 by rail, and those who wished
tarry longer at points of interest. The
objections of danger from fires and
frightening game are not tenaDle. There
should be government railroad in the
Park, letting all who desire connect at
its boundaries. The United States has
set this reservation apart as "a pleasure
ground for the people," 1t should take
down the bars-first by liberal appropria.
tions to complete the fine system of
wagon roads now in progress, and second
by cheaper and more rapid means of
transportation.-New Northwest
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-09-14

There were 1000 coupon" people in
the Park in 1856. Up 10 Sept. let this
year the number was about 5000. and it
will aggregate by the 30th, when the
hotels close, about the same. OF last
years visitors some 100 or 1900 were
Grand Army people, most of whom onlv
made the three day trip. This year the
travel has been more leisurely, and pays
the hotels and transportation company
better. While the Park has been well
advertised, and 90 out of 100 visitors are
delighted beyond all expression with its
wonders and grandeur, travel has not in.
creased as greatly as had been anticipat.
cd. We advocated last year a project
that we expected would meet with more
objection than it really did, and which
we now revlve-the construction and
operation ofa railroad in the Park under
Government control. Splendid roads
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-09-14
A FINE FARM HOUSE.

The editor ofthc CHRONICLE "took the
wings of the morning" behind his cele.
brated steed "Get Thar" last Thursday
and in company with a law sharp pro.
ceeded to Sanford Ruffner's ranch, three
miles from town. Mr.. RufTn.r now
lives in a log house, nestled among the
young trees that line rippling brook
The situation is delightful one, and il
is being made more delightful by the
presence of stately and commodious
brick house that would do honor TO anv
Montana city. The house has ten rooms.
including bath room and other modern
improvements. The lower story is par.
titioned with brick walls and is finished
throughout with oak, ash and walnut,
The matter of closets and cupboards has
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-09-14
Personal Points.

-Jno. Martin, of Shields river. spen
Sunday in the city.
Mrs. Ed. Anderson spent few day
in Helena last week.
Mr.. Ellis and family returned from
the Park on Saturday.
| Mrs. F. X. Armstrong and sister
spent the week in Helena.
Nelson Story and sons returned from
the fall roundup last week.
AL. Harrison of Sweet Grass was
visitor in Bozeman yesterday.
"A. Mowat of Ottawa, is in the city
with the view OF purchasing band ol
horses.
r. L. Word, son of Hon. Sam Word,
took the Virginia coach on Monday
morning.
Col. Eaton and wife, of Bear Gulch,
were the guests of Judge Luce and wife
last week.
Ben Fridley returned from his sum-
mer estate on Rock creek, Park county,
last Friday.
Hon. F. K. Armstrong, speaker of
the house. spent q few hours at his
home OH Sunday.
DR.. Morse and family, and Mr.. and
Mrs. F. A. Maxwell, returned from the
Park last Saturday.
Geo. Wakefield spent day in Boze.
man last Monday, and reports travel
lively in the Park.
-Jno. Kay returned from Cooke on
Sunday, where he has just finished a
verv successful term of school.
Miss Gillis of Syracuse, N. Y, arriy-
ed on Friday last to take her position as
assistant principal in the public schools.
Mrs. Healy returned to her home in
Butte last Wednesday. She was accom-
panied by her sister-in-law, Miss Annie
Healy.
Attorney Goddard, of Billings, and
Thos. Nelson, of Melville, were visitors
in the city last Friday, on important
business.
Miss Annie Mclaughlin, who two
years ago conducted the Catholic school,
has returned from Butte. and will again
open n school.
David Bolt, son.in-law of Uncle
Johnny Howes. with his wife, arrived
from Illinois last week, and will reside
with Mr.. Howes.
Phil Dodson left yesterday for Dem
yer, Col. to attend the Sovereign Grand
Lodge of the I. o. O. +. as one of the
Montana representatives.
DIR. and Mrs. Hunter were passen.
gers on last Sundays west-bound train, |
the Doctor going to Helena on business,
and Mrs Hunter to Townsend, tn visit
her daughter, Mrs. Frank Rich.
-Jno. H. Davey, who recently pur-
chased the Tippecano and Grub Stake
mines at Red Bluff was in the city yester-
day to meet his wife and niece who ar
rived on Monday from Galena, D. T..
james Stuart of Missouri, WHO was
in this county in 1865, is visiting his old |
friend Geo. Flanders. Since leaving
Mr.. Stuart has struck it rich in
n Colorado zinc mine which brings him
in over s.. 600 month.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-09-14
INyITED-sealed rro

DROPOSAIS INVITED.-Sealed pro
L posals will be received for setting
curbstones and making stone cutters
thirty inches wide, exclusive of curbing,
in the city of Bozeman, on both sides oil
Main street, extending from Tracy to
Rouse streets, from the date hereof until
the 18th day of September, 1887, when
the same will be opened at the next
meeting of the council. Bids to include
the furnishing of stone for the gutter
and curbing, and all labor necessary for
their construction, and to make said gut
ters conform TO the grade of the grade of
the streets, and the party to whom the
contract is awarded will be required to
furnish bonds for the faithful perform
ance OF the work. Bids received by A.
T. Clark. street commissioner, or Win. h.
Meadow, acting chairman of street com
mittee.
BY order of the citv council.
WIN. b. MEADOW,
Act'g Chm st. Com.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-09-14

double doors leading into a hall eight
feet wide, 25 feet in length, parti'ioned
with brick and encl, sing the vault open
ing into the assembly room. On the left
of hail is engine room, entered from
Main street by double folding doors and
by single door; this room is 23xS7. Adj
joining this room In the rear is iremen's
regalia room, 14x23. In rear of this
room is cross hall which extends from
side to 81 lie of the building. From this
hall the Jail rooms for male and female
prisoners is entered. Returning to the
front of the building to the right of the
hall we enter a room which can be uti-
lized for store. with front and side win
dows ami entrances, this room is 19x23.
In the rear of this is assembly room
entered from the side by vestibule.
From the same vestibule entrance is
gained to the treasurer's office, next to
this is an Office l6x23, and further on is
firemen's hall, 1Sx23. These rooms are
separated by hall leading to fuel room
and basement. In the extreme rear of
the building a stairway leads to the
property and dressing rooms for the use
of actors.
As we are compelled to describe this
structure as it will be when completed,
in order to do SO understandingly we
will next conduct the visitor to the front
of the building and entering the main
hall follow it to to the wide, open stair
way leading to the upper story. A short,
easy flight of stairs brings us to the box
Office of the opera house, surrounded by
a large vestibule from which we can
enter each of five elegant, well-lighted
front rooms, which are to be utilized as
Offices. We next enter, through light
folding doors. the opera house auditori-
um. To our right and left are wide
stairways leading to the gallery which
covers the space occupied by the offices,
and extends two-thirds of'the length of
the opera house, the breast of the gallery
being what is known in architecture as
serpentine. The auditorium of the opera
house is 72x55 and the stage 34x55. Two
boxes will occupy each side of the stage,
one directly over the over, easily enter
ed by stairs from side aisles of the audi
torium. In front of the foot lights the
musicians are enclosed by railing, the
floor at this place being depressed eight
inches. The orchestra can reach their |
stand by an entrance under the stage,
where the dressing and property rooms
are located. Besides these rooms is a |
waiting room, from which the stage can
be reached by two flights of stairs. The
procenium partitions are fire proof, and
directly above the stage. well-lighted, is
ample room for the necessary machinery
Of first-class opera house.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-09-14
FIRE.

On Thursday evening last, about nine
O'Clock, a cloud of smoke was discovered
issuing from shanty in the Chinese
quarters. The alarm was at once given
and in very short time the fire boys
had their machines playing on the blaze,
which had by this time assumed serious
proportions. With the first stream of
water, however, the blaze went ont, and
in few minutes was reduced to a few
smoullering embers. While the engine
and hose companies were getting
stream upon the FIRE, tho hook and lad
der boys had pulled the building down, so
that one more of the tinder boxes which
stands as q constant menace to that por.
ton of the town has been removed. The
fire probably originated from an opium
smoker upsetting his lamp,